Re: What Cocktail Are You Enjoying Winter 2013?

The Four Roses booth at the Beer Bourbon & Barbeque Festival was pouring a cocktail along with 4RSB, SmBatch, and Yellow Label. No name, but they said it had:
4Roses
Grapefruit Juice
Lemon Juice
Honey Syrup (1/2 honey & 1/2 water)
Bitters (Peychauds, though the guy said Angostura is he preferred)

Anywho, it was delicious. Going in, I thought it would suck. My question, though, and here's where I need the help...anyone ever had such a thing, and would you know what the proportions might be? Dude told me...but, there was a lot of bourbon and beer during the day...

Re: What Cocktail Are You Enjoying Winter 2013?

Originally Posted by smokinjoe

The Four Roses booth at the Beer Bourbon & Barbeque Festival was pouring a cocktail along with 4RSB, SmBatch, and Yellow Label. No name, but they said it had:
4Roses
Grapefruit Juice
Lemon Juice
Honey Syrup (1/2 honey & 1/2 water)
Bitters (Peychauds, though the guy said Angostura is he preferred)

Anywho, it was delicious. Going in, I thought it would suck. My question, though, and here's where I need the help...anyone ever had such a thing, and would you know what the proportions might be? Dude told me...but, there was a lot of bourbon and beer during the day...

Sounds really close to a Brown Derby, which to the best of my recollection is 2 oz bourbon, 1 oz. Grapefruit Juice, and 0.5 oz. honey syrup. I made them last year for a July 4th party . . . a very good hot weather drink. No reason the bitters wouldn't work.

Hope y'all had fun at the BB&B festival. I continued my streak of having to work while it was going on.

Sounds real good. How would you describe the flavor of Luxardo Maraschino? I understand it doesn't taste like cherries, exactly. Been tempted to buy a bottle, but I can't seem to get a sense for what it tastes like.

Re: What Cocktail Are You Enjoying Winter 2013?

Originally Posted by Barclay Beach

Sounds real good. How would you describe the flavor of Luxardo Maraschino? I understand it doesn't taste like cherries, exactly. Been tempted to buy a bottle, but I can't seem to get a sense for what it tastes like.

It's a little hard to describe, especially since I haven't tasted it much on its own. It is very viscous but not overly sweet. I do get some cherry flavor in it, but it is also has some herbal notes.